ASTM test methods are petroleum industry standards, accepted worldwide for quality and reliability. ASTM test methods for petroleum and refined products include: Petroleum and Petrochemical Test Directory. ASTM Tests for Petroleum, Fuels and Petrochemicals.

In this talk, I will be giving an Introduction to ASTM standard method development, the Standard method development process review and also provide a summary of new standard test methods under development.

Many applications in our daily life are based on concepts that are derived from biological systems. Biomimetics investigates biological structures and processes for their use as models for the development of artificial systems. Carbohydrates from extracellular matrices and energy storage granules from a whole range of organisms have considerable potential for the development of new high-performance materials with low environmental impact as well as functional food products. Such applications can be derived from agricultural waste or downgraded biomass, which are typically rich in structural carbohydrate polymers and bioactive compounds. In this webinar, I will present some of our recent research where different bioactives and structural materials based on polysaccharides have been designed for a number of potential applications. The approaches used to develop these materials are at the interface between biochemistry, biotechnology, analytical chemistry, chemistry and material sciences.

Presence of nitrosamines in pharmaceuticals is one of the most recent challenges that pharmaceutical industry has been experiencing. Regulatory agencies have been coming up with various guidance documents for addressing this challenge. The purpose of this talk is to provide an overview of current regulations to control nitrosamines in pharmaceuticals and to Agilent solutions to meet the regulatory guidelines. This talk would provide an overview about our solutions using Agilent Triple quadrupole liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, gas chromatography mass spectrometry and time of Flight liquid chromatography mass spectrometry for analyzing nitrosamine impurities.

Triple quadrupole LC/MS has come a long way since its birth in the mid-1970’s as an academic research instrument. With its ability to selectively filter and detect analytes of interest with a high degree of sensitivity, triple quadrupole LC/MS has become a gold-standard for chemical quantitation for many analytical instrumentation labs to-date. Since 2006, with the launch of Agilent’s own brand of “LC/TQ” mass spectrometers, there has been a constant push to provide the most sensitive, rugged, and reputable systems to-date. Providing a clear and simple portfolio of LC/TQs, this talk will give a broad overview of Agilent’s current triple quadrupole LC/MS portfolio; consisting of the Ultivo, 6470, and 6496 LC/TQ; highlights of the high-powered hardware and software innovations under the hood; and the complementary solutions to help users reach the lowest limits of detection, maintain maximum uptime, and provide the highest throughput.